Events

We host a variety of events, both in-person and online. Discover our events programme below, and sign up to attend insightful, engaging discussions about books and to meet your favourite authors.

January 2025

Tuesday28th

Nicola Dinan - Disappoint Me

28th January 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Thursday30th

Edward Ross - Graphic Novel Masterclass

Graphic Novel Masterclass with Comic Book Artist Edward Ross

30th January 2025, 6:30pm, Class / workshop at The Portobello Bookshop

Edward Ross - Graphic Novel Masterclass at The Portobello Bookshop

February 2025

Thursday13th

Kirsty Logan - No & Other Love Stories

13th February 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Wednesday19th

Camilla Grudova - Short Story Masterclass

Uncanny Short Story Masterclass with author Camilla Grudova

19th February 2025, 6:30pm, Class / workshop at The Portobello Bookshop

Camilla Grudova - Short Story Masterclass at The Portobello Bookshop

Thursday20th

Gutter Issue 31 Launch

20th February 2025, 7:00pm, Other Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Tuesday25th

Eimear McBride - The City Changes Its Face

25th February 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Wednesday26th

Chris McQueer - Hermit

26th February 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Thursday27th

Heather Parry - Carrion Crow

27th February 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

March 2025

Wednesday5th

Emily P. Webber - Mining Men

5th March 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Thursday6th

There She Goes: New Travel Writing by Women

6th March 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Wednesday12th

Lorna Gibb - Rare Tongues

The Secret History of Hidden Languages

12th March 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Lorna Gibb - Rare Tongues at The Portobello Bookshop

Thursday13th

Natasha Brown - Universality

13th March 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Tuesday18th

Rivers Solomon - Model Home

18th March 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Thursday20th

Dan Richards - Overnight

Journeys, Conversations and Stories After Dark

20th March 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Dan Richards - Overnight at The Portobello Bookshop

Wednesday26th

Papercut Punk - Folk Art Papercutting Masterclass

Folk Art Papercutting Masterclass with Papercut Punk

26th March 2025, 6:30pm, Class / workshop at The Portobello Bookshop

Papercut Punk - Folk Art Papercutting Masterclass at The Portobello Bookshop

Thursday27th

David Keenan - Volcanic Tongue

A Kick up the Arts Live Podcast Recording

27th March 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

David Keenan - Volcanic Tongue at The Portobello Bookshop

April 2025

Wednesday16th

Kit de Waal - The Best of Everything

16th April 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Thursday24th

Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin - Ordinary Saints

24th April 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Tuesday29th

Seán Hewitt - Open, Heaven

29th April 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

May 2025

Thursday8th

Katie Goh - Foreign Fruit

8th May 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Wednesday14th

Anne de Marcken - It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over

14th May 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

Tuesday20th

Michael Pedersen - Muckle Flugga

20th May 2025, 7:00pm, Book Event at The Portobello Bookshop

June 2025

Monday30th

An Evening with V.E. Schwab - Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

30th June 2025, 7:30pm, Book Event at Traverse Theatre

September 2025

Monday8th

An Evening with Ocean Vuong - The Emperor of Gladness

8th September 2025, 7:30pm, Book Event at Assembly Rooms

Previous events:

January 2025

Tuesday21st

Holly Bourne - So Thrilled For You

Thursday16th

Roberta Hall-McCarron - The Changing Tides

December 2024

Friday13th

Cancelled

Indigo Dyeing Winter Workshop

Indigo Dyeing Workshop with Jeanette & Ellie Evelyn Orrell

Tuesday10th

Hayden Thorpe - Ness

Live Music Performance with Q&A

Thursday5th

❄️ Festive Late Night Opening ❄️

November 2024

Thursday28th

Cancelled

Hannah Lavery - Unwritten Woman

Wednesday27th

Eliza Clark – She's Always Hungry

Sunday24th

Elspeth Wilson: Waves, Wildlife, and the Art of Watching

A Push the Boat Out Festival Event

Friday22nd

Jon Gray - Cover Stories

Rescheduled Book Cover Design Masterclass

Wednesday20th

The Pleasures of Reading with Jackie Kay

Book Week Scotland

Monday11th

Caro Clarke - Submitting to a Literary Agent

How to Submit Creative Work to a Literary Agent with Caro Clarke

Saturday9th

Festive Fun and Games with Sibéal Pounder